 Cox in 1943 | |||||
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| Position: | Guard Linebacker | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | September 6, 1920 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||
| Died: | July 29, 2014 (aged 93) Lafayette, California, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Christian Brothers (Sacramento, California) | ||||
| College: | California Stanford | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1944: 21st round, 214th pick | ||||
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James Ellingson Cox [1] was a professional American football guard. He was a member of the San Francisco 49ers of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). [2]
After football, Cox worked as an attorney in Contra Costa County. In 1955, he investigated boxing and wrestling practices for the California State Athletic Commission, looking for ties to organized crime, and for a rumored conspiracy to monopolize matches. [3]
